KTH SoTL 2015

The first KTH SoTL conference

Abstracts from our KTH colleagues

Abstract KTH SOTL 2015 (pdf 540 kB)

Main Speakers

Mark Decker, Ph.D., Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, University of Minnesota

Mark gave 2 workshops with the theme: The One Who Does the Work Does the Learning - Creating Effective Active Learning Environments
Here is a film from the conference day on "Rum för Lärande" (Room for Learning) web page

Viktorija Kalonaityte, Phd at Linnéuniversitetet

V. Kalonaityte spoke about the field of Critical and Queer Pedagogy. She has published the book: Kalonaityte, V. (2014). Normkritisk pedagogik : för den högre utbildningen. Lund, Studentlitteratur. (In Swedish)

Johan Alvfors, Vice president at SFS, The Swedish national union of students.

Extract from the introduction: Good pedagogy in higher education is crucial to high quality and is one of the most important quality factors in higher education. The student’s consider this is the case, and it is also shown by research. Higher education should convey critical thinking, self-reflection and a nuanced analysis capability to the student

Improving Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (In Swedish)